ECJ CASES
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLSPANISH meat and poultry company Grupo Sada has lost an attempt to secure European Union (EU) trademark rights to its name, with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) fearing possible confusion with Brazilian competitor Sadia SA.Meanwhile, Sweden should be censured for breaking EU directive 89/662/EEC on health controls for livestock and meat by insisting Swedish veterinary authorities be warned at least 24-hours ahead of impending shipments, an ECJ advocate general has said. And the court has ruled emergency subsidies for delivering calves or pigs ...
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